VDO Speedo senders advice requested

[Grin-a-lot]

Now that i've broken the glass on my faulty mechanical speedo, i've decided that I may as well replace the whole gauge with the spare electronic one that i've got.

The big question is what sender do I need/can I use?  The VDO inductive ones on t'internet seem quite pricey but I can't figure out whether the hall effect ones will work.

What do you guys do/use to get it working?  Can I use a pushbike type hall effect sender mounted on the wheel?  Do the inductive ones fit into a 2000e 4 speed gearbox alright?

I'm just not sure what i'm looking for to be honest!

[Quarrycars]

It depends on the electronic speedo, is it an original equipment part from a production vehicle in which case it will need a specific number of pulses per mile to operate.  Does it have a one or two wire input?  The simplest input is just a reed switch with a magnet, that's what most bike and aftermarket speedos use.

[David H]

I have some spare senders for those guages.

[Grin-a-lot]

It's a VDO speedo and according to an online manual I found it can be wired to accept hall effect or inductive senders.  The manual also seems to suggests it can be programmed.

Dave - if you've got a speed sender for that gauge that I can use on my car then I'm interested.

[David H]

It will be the one that i used on my car. You will need to read off a bolt or something. I used a driveshaft but you dont have one?

[Grin-a-lot]

There must be some bolts down by the diff that I could use, even if it means making a bracket to hold the sender.  I was wonderingif it would fit in place of the cable drive that is already in place?

How much do you want for the sender and are you around next weekend?

[Westiebusa]

You could get a reading of the prop bolts with a fabricated bracket? 

[David H]

see you at the weekend